Tia Carrere Net Worth

Tia Carrere's Quotes

• I kind of fell into acting, but I have sung and trained since I was in the eighth grade.
• I love to sing, so I just figured that I was going to sing or something.
• I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn't. I trusted the wrong people.
• I wanted to be a part of the Disney history.
• I slipped at a bus stop; I went one way and my hair went the other. That was the end of my wig.

Interesting Facts about Tia Carrere

1. While auditioning for a role on Baywatch (1989), she stalled on returning for the swim test so she could audition for Wayne's World (1992).
2. Also a two-time Grammy Award winning singer and a voiceover artist.
3. Has Chinese, Spanish, Filipino and Hawaiian heritage.
4. Her little sister could not say "Althea", this came out "Tia".
5. Had a body double used for a nude hot tub scene in Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991).
6. As Cassandra Wong in Wayne's World (1992), she performed all her songs as the singer and featured on the soundtrack.
7. Was an acting contestant on Star Search (1983) in 1985; she lost in her first round.
8. Featured in the January 2003 edition of Playboy magazine.
9. Named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1992).
10. Ranked #69 in the 2001 FHM-USA list of 100 Sexiest Women in the World.
11. Gave birth to her only child at age 38, a daughter, Bianca Wakelin on September 25, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. Child's father is her second husband, Simon Wakelin.
12. Her second husband, Simon Wakelin, is a photojournalist who has been editor at a number of magazines including HDVideoPro, and written special reports for Variety, Hollywood Reporter and American Cinematographer.
13. Participated in the 2011 National Record-A-Thon by recording children's book titles for RFB&D (Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic)'s audiobook library. [March 2011]
14. Her surname is pronounced "KUH-rare-uh".
15. Is the eldest of three sisters and two half-sisters.
16. Currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
17. Competed on ABC's Dancing with the Stars (2005). [January 2006]
18. Attended Sacred Hearts Academy, an all-girls school.
19. Sister of Saundra Janairo.
20. Was discovered by a local producer in a Waikiki grocery store and was subsequently cast in the 1988 film "Aloha Summer".